Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd, assisted by Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns Director Ma. Karina Perida-Trayvilla (left photo), distributes livelihood assistance to some 100 child laborers who are beneficiaries of the DoLE Project Angel Tree in the coastal municipalities of Sagñay and Tigaon in Camarines Sur province. Project Angel Tree, a component of the DoLE Child Labor Prevention and Elimination Program, provides food, clothing, educational assistance or school supplies, and work and training opportunities to child laborers and their families. PHOTO BY JEROME SAJISE DOLE/IPS
